Mayor Castro named Downtowner of the Year

Mayor Julian Castro was named Downtowner of the Year by the Downtown Alliance.

The Downtown Alliance’s 10th Annual BEST Awards are next week, but the top award was announced this week: Mayor Julian Castro was named Downtowner of the Year.

“We are quite honored to celebrate Mayor Castro as Downtowner of the Year,” alliance president Ben Brewer said in a press release. “Shortly after taking office, Mayor Castro declared this the ‘decade of downtown’ at the Annual Meeting of Downtown Alliance, and has been following through ever since with collaborative leadership to usher in a series of initiatives that will help revitalize the urban core of San Antonio.”

Castro was picked for his involvement in creating the HemisFair Park Area Redevelopment Local Government Corporation, championing the Centro Partnership group, among other accomplishments.

The luncheon is 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. April 9 at the Westin Riverwalk, 420 W. Market St. Click here to register.